SF Cable Blog - Get Expert Tips & Advice on Cables & AccessoriesIn our blog, we educate customers on the various types of cables, components and accesscories for computer, laptops and mobiles. Find More Blog
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SF Cable Blog - Get Expert Tips & Advice on Cables & AccessoriesIn our blog, we educate customers on the various types of cables, components and accesscories for computer, laptops and mobiles. Find More Blog
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Tablets have numerous use cases. They have brought a radical change in the user experiences with larger display as compared to smartphones. You can enjoy videos and movies more on tablets as compared to smartphones. But, what if you are craving for a bigger screen? What if you want to view videos or movies on a screen that is larger than a tablet?
Well, grab your popcorn and tie your seatbelts as you can enhance the multimedia experience by connecting tablet to an external monitor or a flat-screen TV. Watch movies the way you watch them in theatre. And what gives you a better viewing experience? Computer adapters.
Here is a brief yet step-by-step guide to enable you to connect tablet to a larger screen:
Check Your Tablet’s Ports
Firstly, take a close look at the tablet’s ports. It is necessary because the ports of the tablets have started advancing with every passing year. Traditionally, tablets had just video ports. Now, the new tablets have USB-C or USB Type-C ports. Many smartphone manufacturers provide USB Type-C ports in the latest tablets. With the growing popularity of USB-C connector system and its features, we expect Android tablet developers to follow the suit.
Some of the latest tablets come with USB 2.0 micro-B ports. Lenovo and Amazon tablets are the examples. A mini DisplayPort is available in Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and MacBook’s latest versions like MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.
You may find micro, mini, or full-size HDMI port in the oder tablet. The biggest benefit with an HDMI is it can provide HD audio and video.
Check Video Input on Monitor or TV
Let’s go to the second step. You need to find the video input on your HDTV or monitor. Usually, flat-screen TVs have standard (Full-size) HDMI port, DisplayPort, DVI or VGA connections. However, you can get audio with HDMI and DisplayPort technologies only. It is because, DVI (Digital Visual Interface) and VGA (Video Graphics Array) only support videos.
Now the real role of computer adapters starts. Depending on the ports of both tablet and TV or monitor, you need to select a proper cable with correct connectors on both the ends. Suppose, your tablet has a USB Type-C port and a TV has a HDMI port. All you need is a cable with USB Type-C male on one end and an HDMI connector on the other end.
You can also connect an computer adapter to a A/V cable. Let’s take MacBook, for example. MacBook Pro and MacBook Air have a mini DisplayPort. You can connect the DisplayPort to an external monitor using a mini DisplayPort (male) to DVI (female) adapter. Here, the mini DisplayPort end plugs into the tablet whereas the DVI cable of a monitor connects to the adapter’s DVI port.
In a Nutshell
With a right computer adapter, you can transform your tablet into a powerful multimedia device. A whole new and more exciting multimedia experience awaits you!
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Keeping in view the increasing number of electrical accidents in consideration, the Consumer Protection has issued a warning to online customers who buy electronic appliances from overseas sellers. According to reports, the power adapters delivered along with the appliances do not synchronize with United States’ safety standards and could injure or prove to be fatal in worst cases.
There had been a couple of such incidences pretty recently in which two consumers were affected adversely by electric shocks from power adapters that were a part of the packages they ordered online from across the borders. One of these accidents involved electric shocks from a travel adapter having multiple pin options.
A higher official from the Consumer Protection firm confirmed that it is a solution that went wrong. The sellers of such appliances offer these additional power adapters to make their appliance compliant to use in the country but it only increases the risk.
The problem is the roots from the pins that lie exposed when the additional pins are in use. The exposed pins go live when the appliance is on and passes high voltage of electricity which is risky. The Consumer Court is mingling with various sources to spread the news and beware people about the implications behind these power adapters and converters.
So, what can you do if you already have these appliances? Try some of these suggestions to utilize your appliance without posing any serious risks:
1. Be careful about the safety of the electrical goods received, no matter how safe they claim to be. Every country has their own safety standards, what’s safe for them, might not be so for you.
2. Get the adapter cross checked by an electrician or buy an adapter from local retailer which is approved to use in your country.
3. If the plug pin is not befitting according your power board requirements, get it replaced by an electrician to get a US standard plug.
4. Do not pass unapproved adapters to anyone, destroy them.
This was for consumers who had already invested in foreign goods, to be an aware customer in future, please take a note of the following points:
1. Only buy electrical products that are manufactured by ISO 9001-2000 registered manufacturers and sync with the US standards of Safety.
2. Consider buying electrical appliances from US stores instead of overseas suppliers.
3. Before making the purchase, ensure the pins are of US configuration and are approved to be used in the country.
4. The pins of the power adapter should be insulated for 50% of the pin length at a minimum.
5. Do not use previous adapters from overseas sellers considering it had been safe till now. Accidents do not occur in the first go always!
6. Local electronic products should be approved by the state’s safety regulators but by any chance if you purchase any adapter locally and find it unsafe, report it to the Consumer Protection.
Keep the information handy and spread it among your near and dear ones. Safety is much more important than lucrative foreign products. Look out for products from US manufacturers providing safe and RoHS compliant products.
When it comes to travelling or studying abroad, we often tend to overlook the departure guide us about the power converter and adapter to carry. This blog post will be of great help if you have forgotten to look into some major aspects of electricity and you are planning to go for some adapter or converter shopping.
Here’s what you should look into.
Plug shape
There are various types of plug shapes available all over the world. But the 4 most commonly used plugs are:
Amount of Voltage
The normal supply of electricity in the United States is around 110 or 120 volts at 60 Hz frequency. In Europe as well as other parts of the world, it is supplied at 220 volts and 50Hz frequency. Hence, any device between 200 volts and 240 volts might work.
Hertz/Frequency
All the countries use either 50 Hz (Europe/Asia) or 60 Hz (US). Mostly all electrical devices support both these cycles. It’s just that the type of frequency will affect the analog clocks of the devices. Although you cannot do much about the frequency, it will not cause any hindrance for you.
Should you buy an adapter or a converter?
In order to find out if you need a converter, you should look at the back of the device you are going to use internationally. If it falls within the range of 100 ~ 240V and 50/60 Hz, it will work everywhere in the world provided you have the right power plug adapter. Laptops usually come with a dual voltage feature. In case the voltage and power of your device are compatible with the place you are travelling to, you just have to be careful about buying the outlet prong adapter. If it has single voltage, you will need a step-down converter.
While buying a converter, you should keep voltage and wattage in mind; the information to which can also be found on the device. In case it isn’t available, you can multiply the amps and voltage and the answer you get is the amount of wattage. However, you must ensure that your converter the rating of your device is 10% more than that of your device.
If you are going outside US, it is compulsory for you to have an outlet adapter. In fact, you can buy a universal adapter if you have decided to stay in Mainland Europe or UK.
Always remember that most of the electronic products designed these days have a battery charger that is compatible with the voltage range of 100V to 240V and hence it will work almost everywhere without a converter. Beware of carrying along curling irons and hair dryers as they might cause a fire. It is better to buy such equipment from the place where you are planning to stay.
We hope the above tips were useful to you. Stay tuned for more information on converters and adapter.
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